Today is the feast day of Barsanuphius (Barsus of #Damascus), of Nitria in Egypt https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria/damascus.html?s=mb #travel #Syria #history

Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met with U.S. Special Envoy to #Syria Tom Barrack in #Damascus.

Damascus International Airport - Damascus, Syria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_International_Airport
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#OSDI #DAM #Damascus #Syria #airport #aviation #avgeeks #GIS

A group of 33 Australians — 10 women and 23 children — was scheduled to fly home from Damascus, Syria. But the group was turned back due to a member’s alleged ties to the Islamic State. Read more from @npr

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#Australia #ISIS #IslamicState #Syria #MiddleEast #Damascus

Australian ISIS Families’ Convoy Blocked on Road to Damascus http://dlvr.it/TQzmQx #BreakingNews #Syria #AnthonyAlbanese #Damascus

Damascus has one more kosher restaraunt than Seattle now.

"It all began when a #Jewish #American family visiting #Syria found themselves eating only fruit for dinner. The food at the #hotel was not #kosher, and the hotel owner quickly realized there was a problem. Against the backdrop of Jewish #tourists returning to Syria under the country’s new regime, he decided, according to a report in The New York Times, to offer a #koshermenu for Jewish guests.

The #RoyalSemiramis, a five-star hotel in #Damascus, reopened only in April 2025. Recently, following the introduction of its kosher menu, it has become a central hub for #Jews arriving in the city."

https://www.ynetnews.com/travel/article/bj11qozivwl

From the #Book Fair in #Damascus: The song “Damn your soul, Hafez al-Assad,” performed by a #Syrian #voice with a #Saudi melody.

Today is the feast day of Hieromartyr Peter, 8th century Bishop of #Damascus https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria/damascus.html?s=mb #travel #history

Today is the feast day of Hieromartyr Peter, Bishop of #Damascus, killed by the sword in 743 or 775 https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria/damascus.html?s=mb #travel #history

📷 Celebration of the Anniversary of the Sultan’s Accession to the Throne in Front of the #Damascus Municipality, Syria, c. 1900

RT: @GiorgioCafiero I had the honor of producing my first analysis for @GIS_Reports, a Vaduz-based advisory firm. My piece is about #Azerbaijan’s strategic opportunities in post-Assad #Syria and what deeper ties with #Baku can do for #Damascus throughout the future.

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https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/azerbaijan-syria-ties/

Today is the feast day of Agathangelus, Bishop of #Damascus https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria/damascus.html?s=mb #travel #history

Today is the feast day of Saint Agathangelus, 4th century Bishop of #Damascus https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria/damascus.html?s=mb #travel #history

#Aerial #footage from the #Damascus #International #Book Fair on its third #day.

Today is the feast day of Agathangelus, martyred in #Damascus in the 3rd century https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/syria/damascus.html?s=mb #travel #history

The moment the #Saudi economic delegation arrives at #Damascus #International #Airport, visiting #Syria to sign a number of agreements to #support the #Syrian economy.

"Decades after almost the entire #Syrian #Jewish community left the country, Henry Hamra of #Brooklyn, #NY, stands at the metal door of a small #synagogue in this ancient Syrian city, literally holding the keys to a possible return of Jewish citizens.

Hamra was 15 years old when his family left #Damascus in the early 1990s after the #Assad regime lifted a ban on travel. Many of the Syrian #Jews were unable to sell their homes before they left. Some of the homes ended up occupied by other Syrians while the government took charge of the #synagogues and #schools.

In December, just days before Hamra's visit to #Aleppo, the Syrian government licensed a Jewish heritage foundation he leads, transferring control of Jewish #religious properties from the government to the organization.

The organization will also help restore private property appropriated when the Jewish community left to its Jewish owners."

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5674746/syria-jewish-syrians-jews